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University of Denver

 Organization

Biography

The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”

Sources

Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"

Biography

University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.

Sources

"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.

Biography

First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU

Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folder

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Chancellor Smith and Evans Chapel, circa 1987

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0017.00003
Abstract

Photographic print of Chancellor Dwight Smith sitting on a stone wall with Evans Chapel in the background. On the University of Denver campus, circa 1987.

Dates: circa 1987

Robert Yegge Unveiling Sign for Yegge Student Center, 1994

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0020.00026
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver College of Law Dean Dennis Lynch, former Dean Robert Yegge, and Chancellor Daniel Ritchie unveiling the sign outside the Yegge Student Center on the university's Park Hill campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994

Robert Yegge with Daniel Ritchie at Yegge Center Groundbreaking, 1994

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0020.00019
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, College of Law Dean Robert Yegge, George Harley, and two unidentified men posing with construction implements in front of a construction sign at the groundbreaking for the Robert B. Yegge Student Center on the University's Park Hill Campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00012
Abstract

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0033.00010
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus Chester Alter speaks from a podium at the 100th anniversary celebration for Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994 November 23

University of Denver Chancellor's Home, between 1922-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0003.00001
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver's Chancellor's Home in Denver, Colorado at 360 High Street, built in 1920. The black and white photo, taken in winter, shows a front-left view of the 2-1/2 story, brick Tudor-style home, with the large chimney, multiple gables, and white-and-decorative-brick half-timbering that are some of the typical architectural details of the Tudor style. The inscription on the back of the photo, in pencil, lists ''306 High'' as the address, this is not the...
Dates: between 1922-2008

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0011.00003
Abstract Black and white print of the groundbreaking ceremony for Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Ben M. Cherrington, center, sits on the stage with Joseph Korbel, applauding, at left, as Chancellor Chester M. Alter, right, speaks from the podium during the ceremony, with Mary Reed Building in the background. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style...
Dates: 1966

University of Denver Daniels College of Business - Construction, 1997-1999

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0036.00009
Abstract

University of Denver chancellor Daniel Ritchie speaks through at the topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Daniels College of Business building as a group of construction workers in hard hats stand by.

Dates: 1997-1999

University of Denver Driscoll Center Dedication Ceremony, 1984 May 04

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0004.00005
Abstract

Chancellor Dwight Smith speaks at the May 1984 dedication ceremony for the Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1984 May 04

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00022
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and two unidentified persons look at music at the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1961-2008